KAUTONEN

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KAUTONEN

PhD

Teemu Kautonen is Full Professor of Entrepreneurship at NEOMA Business School. He has taught entrepreneurship and related subjects in several countries across Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East. At NEOMA, he teaches entrepreneurship with an emphasis on sustainability, social development, and public policy. Teemu’s research centres on entrepreneurship, particularly in relation to health and well-being, career trajectories, hybrid entrepreneurship, demographic change, and public policy. His work has been published in leading journals including Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, Journal of Business Venturing, and Journal of Management. He has led several major research projects and advised national ministries and international organisations—including the OECD, ILO, and Eurostat— on entrepreneurship policy.

PARTANEN, J., A. TENHIÄLÄ, T. KAUTONEN, M. JOKELA, D. A. LERNER, A. MCKELVIE, "Knocking on Heaven’s Door? Entrepreneurship, Firm Growth, and Health Risks", Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice, May 2025, vol. 49, no. 3, pp. 642-667

DOI : 10.1177/10422587241280079

CHLIOVA, M., G. CACCIOTTI, T. KAUTONEN, I. PAVEZ, "Reacting to criticism: What motivates top leaders to respond substantively to negative social performance feedback?", Journal of Business Research, January 2025, vol. 186, pp. 115005

DOI : 10.1016/j.jbusres.2024.115005

KAUTONEN, T., A. SOTO-SIMEONE, E. KIBLER, "Unpacking the relationship between sense of place and entrepreneurs’ well-being", Small Business Economics, March 2025, vol. 64, no. 3, pp. 1111-1139

DOI : 10.1007/s11187-024-00937-9

PARTANEN, J., A. TENHIÄLÄ, T. KAUTONEN, M. JOKELA, D. A. LERNER, A. MCKELVIE, "Knocking on Heaven’s Door? Entrepreneurship, Firm Growth, and Health Risks", Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice, May 2025, vol. 49, no. 3, pp. 642-667

DOI : 10.1177/10422587241280079

CHLIOVA, M., G. CACCIOTTI, T. KAUTONEN, I. PAVEZ, "Reacting to criticism: What motivates top leaders to respond substantively to negative social performance feedback?", Journal of Business Research, January 2025, vol. 186, pp. 115005

DOI : 10.1016/j.jbusres.2024.115005

KAUTONEN, T., A. SOTO-SIMEONE, E. KIBLER, "Unpacking the relationship between sense of place and entrepreneurs’ well-being", Small Business Economics, March 2025, vol. 64, no. 3, pp. 1111-1139

DOI : 10.1007/s11187-024-00937-9

GINTING-SZCZESNY, B. A., E. KIBLER, M. S. CARDON, T. KAUTONEN, H. HAKALA, "The role of passion diversity, compassion, and self-compassion for team entrepreneurial passion", Small Business Economics, March 2024, vol. 62, no. 3, pp. 987-1007

DOI : 10.1007/s11187-023-00793-z

CHLIOVA, M., G. CACCIOTTI, T. KAUTONEN, "Do They Mind the Gap? The Role of Founders in Organizational Pay Dispersion", Business and Society, February 2024, vol. 63, no. 2, pp. 415-451

DOI : 10.1177/00076503231163546

KAUTONEN, T., C. HALVORSEN, M. MINNITI, E. KIBLER, "Transitions to entrepreneurship, self-realization, and prolonged working careers: Insights from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing", Journal of Business Venturing Insights, June 2023, vol. 19, pp. e00373

DOI : 10.1016/j.jbvi.2023.e00373

OBSCHONKA, M., I. PAVEZ, T. KAUTONEN, E. KIBLER, K. SALMELA-ARO, J. WINCENT, "Job burnout and work engagement in entrepreneurs: How the psychological utility of entrepreneurship drives healthy engagement", Journal of Business Venturing, March 2023, vol. 38, no. 2, pp. 106272

DOI : 10.1016/j.jbusvent.2022.106272

SOTO-SIMEONE, A., T. KAUTONEN, "Senior entrepreneurship following unemployment: a social identity theory perspective", Review of Managerial Science, August 2021, vol. 15, no. 6, pp. 1683-1706

DOI : 10.1007/s11846-020-00395-z

SCHILLEBEECKX, S. J. D., T. KAUTONEN, H. HAKALA, "To Buy Green or Not to Buy Green: Do Structural Dependencies Block Ecological Responsiveness?", Journal of Management, February 2020, vol. 48, no. 2, pp. 472-501

DOI : 10.1177/0149206320977896

KAUTONEN, T., S. J. D. SCHILLEBEECKX, J. GARTNER, H. HAKALA, K. SALMELA-ARO, K. SNELLMAN, "The dark side of sustainability orientation for SME performance", Journal of Business Venturing Insights, November 2020, vol. 14, pp. e00198

DOI : 10.1016/j.jbvi.2020.e00198

KAUTONEN, T., A. FREDRIKSSON, M. MINNITI, A. MORO, "Trust-based banking and SMEs’ access to credit", Journal of Business Venturing Insights, November 2020, vol. 14, pp. e00191

DOI : 10.1016/j.jbvi.2020.e00191

KIBLER, E., J. WINCENT, T. KAUTONEN, G. CACCIOTTI, M. OBSCHONKA, "Can prosocial motivation harm entrepreneurs' subjective well-being?", Journal of Business Venturing, July 2019, vol. 34, no. 4, pp. 608-624

DOI : 10.1016/j.jbusvent.2018.10.003

VAN GELDEREN, M., E. KIBLER, T. KAUTONEN, P. MUNOZ, J. WINCENT, "Mindfulness and Taking Action to Start a New Business", Journal of Small Business Management, May 2019, vol. 57, no. sup2, pp. 489-506

DOI : 10.1111/jsbm.12499

VAN GELDEREN, M., T. KAUTONEN, J. WINCENT, M. BINIARI, "Implementation intentions in the entrepreneurial process: concept, empirical findings, and research agenda", Small Business Economics, December 2018, vol. 51, no. 4, pp. 923-941

DOI : 10.1007/s11187-017-9971-6

KAUTONEN, T., E. KIBLER, M. MINNITI, "Late-career entrepreneurship, income and quality of life", Journal of Business Venturing, May 2017, vol. 32, no. 3, pp. 318-333
KIBLER, E., C. MANDL, T. KAUTONEN, E. S. C. BERGER, "Attributes of legitimate venture failure impressions", Journal of Business Venturing, March 2017, vol. 32, no. 2, pp. 145-161

DOI : 10.1016/j.jbusvent.2017.01.003

KIBLER, E., T. KAUTONEN, "The moral legitimacy of entrepreneurs: An analysis of early-stage entrepreneurship across 26 countries", International Small Business Journal, February 2016, vol. 34, no. 1, pp. 34-50

DOI : 10.1177/0266242614541844

HATAK, I., T. KAUTONEN, M. FINK, J. KANSIKAS, "Innovativeness and family-firm performance: The moderating effect of family commitment", Technological Forecasting and Social Change, January 2016, vol. 102, pp. 120-131

DOI : 10.1016/j.techfore.2015.02.020

KAUTONEN, T., I. HATAK, E. KIBLER, T. WAINWRIGHT, "Emergence of entrepreneurial behaviour: The role of age-based self-image", Journal of Economic Psychology, October 2015, vol. 50, pp. 41-51

DOI : 10.1016/j.joep.2015.07.004

VAN GELDEREN, M., T. KAUTONEN, M. FINK, "From entrepreneurial intentions to actions: Self-control and action-related doubt, fear, and aversion", Journal of Business Venturing, September 2015, vol. 30, no. 5, pp. 655-673

DOI : 10.1016/j.jbusvent.2015.01.003

KAUTONEN, T., M. VAN GELDEREN, M. FINK, "Robustness of the Theory of Planned Behavior in Predicting Entrepreneurial Intentions and Actions", Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice, May 2015, vol. 39, no. 3, pp. 655-674

DOI : 10.1111/etap.12056

WAINWRIGHT, T., E. KIBLER, T. KAUTONEN, R. BLACKBURN, "Can Social Exclusion Against “Older Entrepreneurs” Be Managed?", Journal of Small Business Management, October 2015, vol. 53, pp. 193-208

DOI : 10.1111/jsbm.12194

KAUTONEN, T., M. MINNITI, "‘Fifty is the new thirty’: ageing well and start-up activities", Applied Economics Letters, May 2014, vol. 21, no. 16, pp. 1161-1164

DOI : 10.1080/13504851.2014.914138

KIBLER, E., T. KAUTONEN, M. FINK, "Regional Social Legitimacy of Entrepreneurship: Implications for Entrepreneurial Intention and Start-up Behaviour", Regional Studies, January 2014, vol. 48, no. 6, pp. 995-1015

DOI : 10.1080/00343404.2013.851373

KAUTONEN, T., S. DOWN, M. MINNITI, "Ageing and entrepreneurial preferences", Small Business Economics, May 2014, vol. 42, no. 3, pp. 579-594

DOI : 10.1007/s11187-013-9489-5

MORO, A., M. FINK, T. KAUTONEN, "How do banks assess entrepreneurial competence? The role of voluntary information disclosure", International Small Business Journal, August 2014, vol. 32, no. 5, pp. 525-544

DOI : 10.1177/0266242612458444

SWAIL, J., S. DOWN, T. KAUTONEN, "Examining the effect of ‘entre-tainment’ as a cultural influence on entrepreneurial intentions", International Small Business Journal, December 2014, vol. 32, no. 8, pp. 859-875

DOI : 10.1177/0266242613480193

HYTTI, U., T. KAUTONEN, E. AKOLA, "Determinants of job satisfaction for salaried and self-employed professionals in Finland", International Journal of Human Resource Management, May 2013, vol. 24, no. 10, pp. 2034-2053

DOI : 10.1080/09585192.2012.723023

TORNIKOSKI, E. T., T. KAUTONEN, S. LE LOARNE, "Le rôle de l’âge dans l’intention entrepreneuriale. Quelles leçons sur les seniors ?", Revue Française de Gestion, October 2012, vol. 38, no. 227, pp. 95-109

DOI : 10.3166/rfg.227.95-109

KAUTONEN, T., U. HYTTI, D. BÖGENHOLD, J. HEINONEN, "Job satisfaction and retirement age intentions in Finland : Self‐employed versus salary earners", International Journal of Manpower, July 2012, vol. 33, no. 4, pp. 424-440

DOI : 10.1108/01437721211243778

KAUTONEN, T., "Do Age-Related Social Expectations Influence Entrepreneurial Activity in Later Life?", International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, August 2012, vol. 13, no. 3, pp. 179-187

DOI : 10.5367/ijei.2012.0083

KAUTONEN, T., E. T. TORNIKOSKI, E. KIBLER, "Entrepreneurial intentions in the third age: the impact of perceived age norms", Small Business Economics, September 2011, vol. 37, no. 2, pp. 219-234

DOI : 10.1007/s11187-009-9238-y

ZOLIN, R., A. KUCKERTZ, T. KAUTONEN, "Human resource flexibility and strong ties in entrepreneurial teams", Journal of Business Research, October 2011, vol. 64, no. 10, pp. 1097-1103

DOI : 10.1016/j.jbusres.2010.11.026

KAUTONEN, T., S. LUOTO, E. T. TORNIKOSKI, "Influence of work history on entrepreneurial intentions in ‘prime age’ and ‘third age’: A preliminary study", International Small Business Journal, December 2010, vol. 28, no. 6, pp. 583-601

DOI : 10.1177/0266242610368592

KAUTONEN, T., R. ZOLIN, A. KUCKERTZ, A. VILJAMAA, "Ties that blind? How strong ties affect small business owner-managers’ perceived trustworthiness of their advisors", Entrepreneurship and Regional Development, March 2010, vol. 22, no. 2, pp. 189-209

DOI : 10.1080/08985620903168265

KAUTONEN, T., J. PALMROOS, "The impact of a necessity-based start-up on subsequent entrepreneurial satisfaction", International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal, September 2010, vol. 6, no. 3, pp. 285-300

DOI : 10.1007/s11365-008-0104-1

KAUTONEN, T., S. DOWN, F. WELTER, P. VAINIO, J. PALMROOS, K. ALTHOFF, S. KOLB, "“Involuntary self‐employment” as a public policy issue: a cross‐country European review", International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour and Research, March 2010, vol. 16, no. 2, pp. 112-129

DOI : 10.1108/13552551011027002

KAUTONEN, T., E. KIBLER, E. TORNIKOSKI, "Unternehmerische Intentionen der Bevölkerung im erwerbsfähigen Alter", ZfKE – Zeitschrift für KMU und Entrepreneurship, July 2010, vol. 58, no. 3, pp. 175-196

DOI : 10.3790/zfke.58.3.175

KAUTONEN, T., J. PALMROOS, P. VAINIO, "'Involuntary self-employment' in Finland: a bleak future?", International Journal of Public Policy, May 2009, vol. 4, no. 6, pp. 533-548

DOI : 10.1504/IJPP.2009.025261

TORNIKOSKI, E. T., T. KAUTONEN, "Enterprise as sunset career? Entrepreneurial intentions in the ageing population", International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business, January 2009, vol. 8, no. 2, pp. 278-291

DOI : 10.1504/IJESB.2009.024381

KAUTONEN, T., "Understanding the older entrepreneur: Comparing Third Age and Prime Age entrepreneurs in Finland", International Journal of Business Science and Applied Management, January 2008, vol. 3, no. 3, pp. 3-13

DOI : 10.69864/ijbsam.3-3.30

KOHTAMÄKI, M., S. KRAUS, T. KAUTONEN, E. VARAMÄKI, "Strategy in Small Growth-Oriented Firms in Finland: A Discourse Analysis Approach", International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, August 2008, vol. 9, no. 3, pp. 167-175

DOI : 10.5367/000000008785096638

KAUTONEN, T., S. DOWN, L. SOUTH, "Enterprise support for older entrepreneurs: the case of PRIME in the UK", International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour and Research, March 2008, vol. 14, no. 2, pp. 85-101

DOI : 10.1108/13552550810863071

KOHTAMAKI, M., T. KAUTONEN, "Conceptualising the dimensions of sourcing strategy: a governance-based approach", International Journal of Value Chain Management, March 2008, vol. 2, no. 2, pp. 206-226

DOI : 10.1504/IJVCM.2008.017743

JAYAWARDHENA, C., A. KUCKERTZ, H. KARJALUOTO, T. KAUTONEN, "Antecedents to permission based mobile marketing: an initial examination", European Journal of Marketing, December 2007, vol. 43, no. 3/4, pp. 473-499

DOI : 10.1108/03090560910935541